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Has Paypal ever assisted anyone who was scammed by being asked for Friends and Family Payment for a goods transaction?
Paypal is very aware of this scam, for the average user the first time they've even heard of this time of transaction is when another member asks for them to send them money in that form. Usually something like "hey, can you send the money as friends and family? I can drop the price a couple bucks since I won't be charged the fee."
Paypal can easily eliminate this problem by requiring a person to check a box acknowledging,
- This payment is not for a good transaction.
- I am aware I have no ability to dispute this transaction once sent.
So why has Paypal made this so easy for scammers?
What actions will Paypal take if there is a problem?
What are the chances a State Attorney General might take some action to make the two bullet points above happen?
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I was scammed too.....I had no idea...helpless feeling......what a nice loophole for thieves to use..... My 16 year old son was ripped off for a hard earned $320.....
we we even traced the guy......got his name....email....and phone number.....
that's crooked period!.....not dumb....I'm new to PayPal.....never heard this policy...that's why I use PayPal.....for the protection buying from individuals and small companies.....don't need it with eBay etc.....don't need paypal anymore I guess
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All you need to do is follow the rules for seller and buyer protection, like not using free money transfer for purchases and sales.
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Wasn't trying to save any money or cut out pay pal.... That's how I was asked to pay....no matter how you or PayPal spin it it's illegal....this guy could be doing this over and over again.....**bleep** you with your condenscening attitude....u probably work for paypal
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It's PayPal's responsibility to teach your children? How about you monitor their internet activity and what they buy with their money online if they are so helpless and naive as to be taken advantage of? What if the guy wasn't just after a few hundred bucks but trying to molest or kidnap your child? It's paypal's job to monitor the safety of your children too?
Quit blaming everyone else for your own failure as a parent.
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Happened to me last night. I've been using PayPal for years and never realized Friends and Family payments could not be disputed. After I realized I was duped I tried to start an inquiry and a banner popped up at the page with an exclamation point using different colored background alerting me to the fact I could not dispute family and friend payment. This alert could not be missed. PayPal for sure wanted me to know.
Paypal needs to put that information FIRST when making the payment. Unless you remember section 13 of the User Agreement, you would not know that the transaction cannot be disputed. It is a "sin of omission". They tell you outright after the fact the transactions cannot be disputed. They omit that information on the payment screen. I'm sure they are saving themselves a ton of money by omitting this information during the payment transaction.
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You are so right. If an Alert can be done, it should be done before the horse has bolted. Others suffering makes me sure I should swallow my own sense of foolishness and persist with the media. Even if I was to get my money back from the bank, having used my credit card for what i believed, coming via Ebay and Paypal provided emails, what of others? Theonly thing for evil to occur is good men(?) to do nothing...hurt men maybe.
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